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Gun crime on the rise in Auckland, majority of offences involve illegally owned firearms

www.rnz.co.nz Gun crime on the rise in Auckland, majority of offences involve illegally owned firearms

Of nearly 900 firearms offences committed over six months, only 18 were carried out by people with an active gun licence.

Gun crime on the rise in Auckland, majority of offences involve illegally owned firearms

A member of the Indian Business Association, who did not want to be named, told RNZ about an incident at his Auckland petrol station, in which he tried to stop a customer driving away without paying.

He had opened the passenger side door and was confronted with a gun, he said.

"He just pointed the gun toward me, and that was a shotgun," he said.

"He said 'f*** off', so I immediately hands up, and just left the car, let him go."

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